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Current Projects
Years of study and public discussion led to EBMUD’s adoption
of a long-term Water Supply Management Program
in October 1993. The
study found that during severe droughts EBMUD would be unable to meet the need
for water without imposing extreme rationing measures -- exceeding 25 percent.
Three of the current projects address the need for additional supply during
drought periods and two of the current projects improve
water supply reliability.
In 1994, the EBMUD Board of Directors approved a $189
million 10-year Seismic Improvement Program (SIP) to protect our water system
from catastrophic damage. Two of the current projects are components of
the SIP.
Bayside Groundwater Project
This drought supply
located in San Leandro will help to
reduce the frequency and severity of rationing required of EBMUD customers
during a drought.
Berryman
Reservoir Replacement Project
The Berryman Reservoir, located on Euclid Avenue in Berkeley, provides drinking
water service and water for firefighting to central Berkeley (including the
downtown area and the University of California).
Chabot Dam Study
EBMUD
recently studied the seismic safety of Chabot Dam. The study, performed by
earthquake safety experts, was completed in October 2005 and found the dam to be
strong and in sound condition.
Desalination
Project
EBMUD is exploring several opportunities to improve its water supply reliability
during drought years. Desalination of salty water (ocean or bay) to
produce potable water is one such opportunity being explored.
Dry Year Supplemental
Supply Project
EBMUD is investigating the use of its contractual water entitlements to
supplement its own supplies if existing dry conditions continue over the next
few years.
EBMUD-SFPUC-Hayward-Intertie Project
On October 25, 2002, EBMUD
announced a regional partnership with two other Bay Area water agencies to
increase the reliability of water services for more than four million Bay Area
residents in the event that water supplies are cut off due to a natural disaster
or planned critical maintenance/repair.
Freeport Regional Water
Project
There is a need for additional
water supplies during
prolonged and severe droughts, in which EBMUD forecasts up to 67% water rationing. The Freeport Regional Water Project
will help reduce rationing in drought years to 29%.
Moraga Road Pipeline Project
EBMUD will be installing approximately three miles of new transmission pipeline
from the Lafayette Water Treatment Plant to the intersection of Moraga Road and
Draeger Drive in Moraga. The pipeline will serve portions of Lafayette, Moraga,
and Orinda.
Richmond Advanced Recycled Expansion
(RARE) Water Project
The RARE Water Project will deliver approximately 3.5 million gallons per
day of recycled water for industrial use, making an equivalent amount of
potable water available to meet other customer needs.
San Pablo Dam Seismic Stability Update
In
coordination with the California Division of Safety of Dams, EBMUD commissioned
a study to determine the seismic safety of San Pablo Dam. The study showed that
some of the soils and foundation that make up the dam are susceptible to
liquefaction. EBMUD has explored alternatives for permanent retrofit of the dam
and is now proposing to improve the embankment and construct a larger downstream
buttress for the dam.
Schapiro
Reservoir Replacement Project
The
existing Schapiro Water Reservoir will be replaced with a smaller reservoir
inside the existing basin. Construction is planned to begin in the spring of
2009.
Water Treatment & Transmission Improvements Project
The Water
Treatment and Transmission Improvements Program will improve water service to
East Bay residents by modernizing water treatment and moving water quickly and
efficiently to where it is needed.
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